Current Affairs 17th July 2016

Current Affairs 17th July 2016

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Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to have happiness department

State cabinet meeting lead by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has taken an initiative to start a ‘Happiness Department’ in the state.  Madhya Pradesh becomes the first state in India to start ‘Happiness Department’.  This department will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness on the lines of Bhutan.  This department with work under a working committee headed by a chairman and will evaluate the state’s gross happiness.

Country’s first industrial part for women entrepreneur to set up in Uttarakhand

The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat has launched country’s first industrial park for women entrepreneurs at Federation House.  This initiative is taken to attract more women entrepreneurs and thereby to help them to initiate start-ups in the state.

BHEL Commissions 250 M W power plant in Gujarat

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned another 250 MW unit based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology using low-quality coal as the primary fuel.  The unit has been started at Bhavnagar Energy Company 2×250 MW thermal power project, in Gujarat.

India slips to third place on business optimism index

India has slipped to third position on business optimism index after sticking to the top position for two quarters because of the delays in key reforms like the GST and bad loans facing state-owned banks.  As per the report from Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), India ranked third place.

Turkey rounds up plot suspects after thwarting coup against Erdogan

On Saturday, Turkish authorities rounded up approximately 3000 suspected military plotters and ordered thousands of Judges detained after thwarting a coup by rebels using tanks and attack helicopters to try to topple President Tayyip Erdogan.

 96% rural electrification completed in Odisha

On Friday, The Odisha government said that the 96% of electrification work has been completed in the villages of the state.  Energy Secretary R.K. Verma said of 47,677 villages in the state as per the 2011 census, around 45,236 villages constituting around 96 percent have got power connectivity by June 30.

Over 14 lakh LPG connections were given under Ujjwala scheme

A total of 14.3 lakh LPG connections have been given to the women fall under the below poverty line under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.  The scheme is currently under operation in 487 districts of 17 states.

FCC adopts rules to open up high-band spectrum for 5G wireless

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday approved new rules that open up high frequency for next-generation wireless service.  The vote makes the US the first country in the world to make frequencies above 24GHz available for 5G.

Chinese bullet trains cross each other at world-record speeds of 420km/hour

Two bullet trains in China have crossed each other at a world record speed in opposite directions on parallel tracks.  The two trains “Golden Phonix” and “Dolphin Blue” travelling at 420 km per hour crosses on lines between Zhengzhou in the central Henan Province and Xuzhou in the eastern Jiangsu Province.